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    The greatest inventions were produced in the times of ignorance, as the use of the compass, gunpowder, and printing.

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We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.

We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.

by Nathanael Greene Found in: History Quotes,
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History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.

History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.

by George Santayana Found in: History Quotes,
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Miserable creatures, thrown for a moment on the surface of this little pile of mud, is it decreed that one read more

Miserable creatures, thrown for a moment on the surface of this little pile of mud, is it decreed that one half of the flock should be the persecutor of the other? Is it for you, mankind, to pronounce on what is good and what is evil?

by Marquis De Sade Found in: History Quotes,
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The game of History is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of thr majority in read more

The game of History is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of thr majority in the middle.

by Eric Hoffer Found in: History Quotes,
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History is not another name for the past, as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the read more

History is not another name for the past, as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the past.

by A.j.p. Taylor Found in: History Quotes,
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History is the ship carrying living memories to the future.

History is the ship carrying living memories to the future.

by Stephen Spender Found in: History Quotes,
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Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will read more

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.

by Herodotus Found in: History Quotes,
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Tyranny destroys or strengthens the individual; freedom enervates him, until he becomes no more than a puppet. Man has more read more

Tyranny destroys or strengthens the individual; freedom enervates him, until he becomes no more than a puppet. Man has more chances of saving himself by hell than by paradise.

by E. M. Cioran Found in: History Quotes,
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One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever read more

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.

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